Inniskeen railway station

Inniskeen Inis Caoin
202 ‘Louth' in Inniskeen Railway Station
General information
Location	Inniskeen County Monaghan Ireland
Coordinates	54°00′15″N6°34′31″W / 54.004264°N 6.575387°W / 54.004264; -6.575387
Elevation	170 ft
Lines	Inniskeen to Carrickmacross line Dundalk to Enniskillen line
Platforms	2
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
History
Original company	Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Key dates
1 April 1851	Station opens
14 October 1957	Station closes to passengers
1 January 1960	Station closes completely
Location

Inniskeen railway station was on the Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway in the Republic of Ireland.

History

The Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway opened the station on 1 April 1851. ^[1] The station consisted of a substantial station house (extant), platforms, crane, turntable, water tank, goods shed and was also the junction for Carrickmacross.

The station was closed to passengers on 14 October 1957 following the closure of most of the GNRI's cross-border lines, but remained open for occasional goods and excursion traffic in the Republic until 1 January 1960.

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Dundalk		Dundalk and Enniskillen Railway Dundalk to Enniskillen 1851-1925		Culloville
Kellybridge Halt		Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Dundalk to Enniskillen 1925-1927		Culloville
Kellybridge Halt		Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Dundalk to Enniskillen 1927-1957		Blackstaff Halt
Terminus		Great Northern Railway (Ireland) Inniskeen to Carrickmacross		Essexford

References

1. "Inniskeen" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 29 April 2012.